Gutter hanger



J 1927' E. RACIL-ILIN GUTTER HANGER Filed March 19 6 f INVENTOZ? f Patented June 14, 1927.

EVA RACHLIN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STATES PATENT-OFFICE,

v eo'rrnn HANGER.

Application filed March 17,1926. Seria1No.95,306.

The present invention relates to improve-I- ments in gutter hanger-grind more particularly to that type which is commonly known 111 the trade as a shank and circle hanger.

The main objectcof the invention is to I provide a gutter hanger of this type, the shank and circle of which are each stamped.

from a single piece of sheet metal-and so formed and combinedthat rocking of the circle on the shank is efi'ectively prevented.

Another object of the invention is to so construct and design the circle that it may be niade of comparatively thin stock and still be capable of withstanding the strains .and stresses to which it is subjected.

WVith these and other objects in'view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out. in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying l1 drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. Y

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which 1 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gutter hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon; Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. lona larger scale; Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, also on a larger scale; Fig. 4 is side elevation, on a larger scale, of the circle element" of the hanger, showing in dotted lines the blank from which it is formed; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a portion of the element shown in Fig. 4.

' As appears from Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive,of the drawings, the hanger comprises a gutter supporting circle 10 and a shank 11, the elements being adjustably secured together by a screw-bolt 12, the shank being secured to the supporting structure in any suitable manner,'for instance by nails, not shown.

The gutter hanger circle is stamped from a single strip 13 of sheet metal, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4: of the drawings. This strip is rolled or bent edgewise into the shape of an arc of a circle to form a gutter apertures 24, through portion are formed to the supporting spaced apart, are used hook-shaped element 20, that is capable of being bent over thebead 21 of the gutter, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The heel portion 22 of the circle is bent out of the body portion of the latter, whereby avert-ical shoulder 23 is formed atthe juncture of the said heel and body portions. The purpose of this arrangement Will be de-" scribed hereinafter. In the heel portion 22 of the circle is provided a vertical row of which the screw bolt 12 is extended. In the rear face'of the heel two or more projections 25, which are adapted to be seated, as will.

hereinafter appear, in a groove in the shank The shank is also, preferably, stamped from a single piece of sheet metal, it comprising a vertical stem 26 of conventlonal channel formation. its extent, vertically considering, the shank is apertured, as at '27, so that the circle may be adjusted thereon in a well understood manner. "When the elements of the hanger are being assembled, the projections 25 on the heel portion of the circle are seated in the channel of the stem of the shank, the

shoulder 23 abuttingthroughout its length against thev inner longitudinal edge 28 of the stem, so that rocking of the circle on Throughout practically the shank is effectively prevented. From I one side of the stem projects laterally a plate 29, provided with perforations 30.

This plate is shorter than the stem and serves as the means for attaching-the shank structure, the nails above mentioned passing through the perforations in the plate 29 into the supporting structure, such as .a rafter or other member adjacent to a gutter or eaves-trough.

A plurality of shanks and circles, suitably gutteron the supporting structure. In use, 1 the shank is first attached to the supporting structure and the circle thereafter mounted thereon. The circle is shifted on the shank to the desired height and the screw bolt extended through registering apertures in the shank and circle. place, the hook-shaped elements 20 being enfor mounting the I j a The gutter is then put in gaged with the gutter bead. It is to be noted that inasmuch as the circle is bent or rolled edgewise, in forming the same, the circle may be made of comparatively thin stock and yet be able to withstand the strain and stresses to which it is subjected.

It is obvious that, while herein a specific way has been described for attaching the shank to the supporting structure, any other method may be employed without departing from the invention.

hat I claim is:

A gutter hanger circle stamped from a single straight strip of sheet metal bent edgewise into an arc of a circle and including a body portion and a heel portion, said heel portion being bent out of the plane of said body portion to form a vertical shoulder at the juncture of said body and heel portions, and said bent out heel portion being provided with a plurality of projections arranged in a vertical line and spaced from said shoulder.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York. and State of New York, this 20th day of February, A. D. 1920.

EVA RACI-ILIN. 

